kindaVim
Vim for the whole macOS
kindaVim launched on February 10, 2022 with 84 votes, #476 of 2,645 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 4 years on.
What it does
kindaVim brings Vim motions in input fields and non input fields on macOS. use the moves you love everywhere.
kindaVim leverages the macOS Accessibility API to act like a screen reader. And because with great power comes great responsibility, it brings you Vim moves everywhere! For kV to be able to do its magic, apps need to implement the macOS Accessibility on their side. But be not afraid, this comes by default in most native apps. Those include: Xcode, iA Writer, Day One, Things, Safari, Notes and many more. If an app doesn't implement the macOS Accessibility, all is not lost. kV will impersonate Vim by remapping key presses. May not be as accurate as the Accessibility, but in most cases it gets the job done. Imagine a world where you can only use Vim in text inputs. Well, we're not going to let…from kindavim.app
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